Medical geology in tropical countries with special reference to Sri Lanka

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-162

  Dissanayake, C B ^a   Chandrajith, Rohana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Climatic zones; Defluoridation; Dental fluorosis; Geochemical provinces; Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs); Selenium geochemistry

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE; IODINE; SELENIUM;

DENTAL HEALTH; DISEASE SPREAD; GEOCHEMISTRY; IODINE; MEDICAL GEOLOGY; RURAL AREA;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENDEMIC GOITER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; SRI LANKA; TOOTH DISEASE;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORIDES; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; GOITER, ENDEMIC; HUMANS; IODINE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; SELENIUM; SRI LANKA;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 33947690162     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-006-9070-0     Document Type: Article

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